Explore 2587 News Collections - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

2587 Items Tagged

News

Share
The original illustrated map of The Hundred Acre Wood, by E. H. Shepard.
maps

For Sale: A Winsome Map Showing the Way to Pooh Corner

Explore the "100 Aker Wood" for only $200,000.
Natasha Frost May 31, 2018
Not a bad view to take in for more than a millennium.
trees

Europe's Oldest Tree Lives in Italy

At least, it's the oldest that's been scientifically dated.
Sarah Laskow May 31, 2018
A partial view of the Davis Monthan Air Force Base.
airplane graveyard

Where Airplanes Go When They Die

Under the right circumstances, it's possible to visit an aviation boneyard.
Sarah Laskow May 30, 2018
The lava lake at Nyiragongo.
volcanoes

What Makes a Lava Lake Stick Around?

There's one at Kīlauea.
Sarah Laskow May 25, 2018
Lava erupting from fissure 22.
maps

How to See Lava Most Clearly

You'd think it would be simple enough to see bright-red molten rock.
Sarah Laskow May 22, 2018
The "Battle of the Tea" is on.
food

Was the Long Island Iced Tea Invented in ... Tennessee?

"Not since the 'Battle of Long Island' has Long Island's honor been so challenged."
Anne Ewbank May 21, 2018
Just some waves.
news

The Largest Wave Ever Recorded in the Southern Hemisphere Crashed Down Near New Zealand

It was a ridge of water the height of an eight-story building.
Natasha Frost May 11, 2018
The main cave was almost 1,100 square feet in size, roughly equivalent to a small church.
caves

For 78,000 Years, People Have Called a Kenyan Forest Cave Home

The layers of Panga ya Saidi reveal millennia of subtle cultural and technological change.
Natasha Frost May 10, 2018
Ever tried cleaning up a chocolate spill in the kitchen?
food

12 Tons of Liquid Chocolate Have Blocked a Polish Highway

All aspiring Augustus Gloops should report to Poland.
Anne Ewbank May 9, 2018
Lava burns across a road in the Leilani Estates subdivision on May 5, 2018. Offerings of Hawaiian ti leaves, rocks, and cans to the goddess Pele lie in the street in front of the lava.
volcanoes

Why Hawaiians Place Plants Before a Wall of Hot Lava

Ti leaves have long been thought to have powers of protection.
Sarah Laskow May 8, 2018
Welcome!
hotels

This Old Coast Guard Tower Could Be the Ocean Hideout of Your Dreams

North Carolina's Frying Pan Tower is for sale.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 4, 2018
Swedish meatballs have a surprising origin story.
food

The Turkish Roots of Swedish Meatballs

Thank the warlike King Charles XII for your IKEA lunch.
Anne Ewbank May 2, 2018
What are these corn seedlings whispering to each other underground?
science

Plants Are Communicating With Each Other Using Underground Signals

A new report shows that touching one plant can affect the behavior of its neighbors.
Sarah Laskow May 2, 2018
The sudden disappearance of a country of 4.7 million people.
maps

Why Is New Zealand So Often Left Off World Maps?

An island nation's call for help.
Natasha Frost May 2, 2018
It's not clear whether this vessel would survive the journey.
boats

Scientists Have Confirmed the Longest Straight Line Over Water

They do not recommend sailing it.
Natasha Frost May 1, 2018
The gold reliquary containing Anne of Brittany's heart in the Dobrée Museum.
crime

The Brazen Heist of a Human Heart in a Solid Gold Casket

Stolen from a French museum, the artifact was recovered by police a week later.
Natasha Frost April 26, 2018
Frederick William Frohawk's restoration, from Walter Rothschild's 1907 book <em>Extinct Birds</em>.
mystery

Investigating the Cold-Blooded Murder of a Long-Dead Dodo

Who killed the flightless bird at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History?
Natasha Frost April 26, 2018
A 3D reconstruction of the cow skull shows its exterior and interior perspectives.
science

Around 5,000 Years Ago, People Performed Brain Surgery on This Cow

The question is: Why?
Natasha Frost April 19, 2018